Manual

Ifthegardensizewill not permitlengthwiseandthen crosswise

tilling,then overlapthefirst passesbyone-halfa tillerwidth,fol-

lowedby successivepassesat one-quarterwidth.See Figure21.

Terrace Gardening

1. Tocreatea terrace,startat the top of the slopeandworkdown

Go backandforthacrossthe first row.SeeFigure22.

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Figure21

Tilling on a Slope

Do notoperatethe tilleron a slopetoo steepfor safeoperation.Till

slowlyandbe sureyou havegoodfooting.Neverpermitthetillerto

freewheeldownslopes.Failureto followthis warningcouldresultin

lPersona njury.

1. Till onlyon moderateslopes,neveronsteepgroundwherethe

footingisdifficult.

2. Tillingupanddownslopesisrecommendedoverterracing.Tilling

verticallyona slopeallowsmaximumplantingareaandalso

leavesroomfor cultivating.

NOTE:Whentilling onslopes,besurethe correctoil levelismain-

tainedinthe engine(checkeveryone-halfhourofoperation).The

inclineof the slopewillcausetheoil to slantawayfromitsnormal

levelandthiscanstarveenginepartsof requiredlubrication.Keepthe

motoroil levelat thefull pointat alltimes.

Tilling Lip and Down a Slope

1. Tokeepsoil erosionto a minimum,be sureto addenoughorganic

matterto thesoil so thatit hasgoodmoisture-holdingtextureand

try to avoidleavingfootprintsorwheel marks.

2. Whentillingvertically,try to makethe first passuphillas the tiller

digs moredeeplygoinguphillthanit doesdownhill.In softsoilor

weeds,you mayhaveto lift the handlebarsslightlywhilegoingup-

hill.Whengoingdownhill,overlapthe first passbyaboutone-half

thewidthof the tiller.

I .REPEAT

Figure22

Eachsucceedinglowerterraceisstartedbywalkingbelowthe

terraceyou arepreparing.Foraddedstabilityof the tiller,always

keepthe uphillwheelinthe soft,newlytilledsoil.Do nottill the

last 12"or moreof the downhilloutsideedgeofeachterrace.This

untilledstriphelpspreventthe terracesfrombreakingapartand

washingdownhill.Italsoprovidesa walkingpathbetweenthe

rows.